Biography - Mr. Cliff Sandstrom

Cliff
Sandstrom is currently a Senior Technical Director for Deca Technologies.

He
has been at Deca Technologies since it was founded by Tim Olson in 2010.

Cliff
previously was a Director of Research & Development and Emerging
Technologies at Cypress Semiconductor.
From 2005 to 2010 during his tenure at Cypress, Cliff was the Program
Manager for the front-end 90 and 65nm technologies. He led groups on 30+
project launches with 25 entering production. Guided teams of 100+ engineers
from various disciplines and sites in the development Cypress Semiconductor
products.

From
1993 to 2005, Cliff held other management roles within Cypress including
determining the company’s lithography roadmap and process development both in
manufacturing and R&D. Developed front-end lithography and etch processes
from 1.2um to 65nm. Also, directed engineering and maintenance activities in
the area of high vacuum, chemical treatment, lithography and etch. Primary
focus was the integrated impact of various process steps on line and die
yields. Help lead a plant start-up in the spring of 1994, including capital
purchases and production ramp.

Cliff
has a Master Degree in Chemical Engineer as well as a MBA degree from the
University of Minnesota.